Choosing the Perfect Business Entity
Learn which business entity to choose for a business — Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, LLP or a Company
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As an entrepreneur or professional advisor, it can indeed be challenging to navigate the complexities of choosing the right business entity. The wealth of generic information available online, may not provide the nuanced, case-specific guidance that entrepreneurs and clients often seek.
Fortunately, EBC Learning has curated a comprehensive self-paced course designed to equip you with the knowledge and confidence to recommend the optimal business entity for any venture. This course has been meticulously crafted by seasoned industry leaders, ensuring that you gain access to specific, practical insights tailored to real-world scenarios. By enrolling in this course, you can confidently guide your clients or your own entrepreneurial endeavors toward the most advantageous business structure, tailored to their unique needs and goals.
Why Take This Course?
- Become an Expert: Master the intricacies of choosing between various business entities like:
- Partnerships
- Companies
- LLPs
- OPCs
- Section 8 company (charitable purposes)
and more, directly from industry veterans.
- Navigate Advantages & Disadvantages: Understand the pros and cons of each business entity to make informed recommendations or decisions.
- Career-Ready Skills: Develop the expertise to advise clients on business organisation, conversions, and optimal choices.
- Financial & Legal Savvy: Entrepreneurs and Start-up Founders can learn financially, legally, and socially responsible business structures.
- Critical Analysis of Business Structures: One of a kind course in India which has in-depth information of business structure and teaches critical analysis for the same.
Who Should Take This Course?
- Law Students & Graduates: Launch your corporate law career with this essential foundation from industry leaders.
- Law Professionals: Enhance your corporate practice and become a transactional law powerhouse with the guidance of senior industry experts.
- Business Professionals: Gain a strong legal understanding of corporate structures to make informed decisions, directly from those shaping the industry.
- Entrepreneurs & Advisors: Confidently guide startups towards the best legal foundation for their success, with the insights of leading industry professionals.
Course Structure
Engaging and Structured Videos: Learn at your own pace with our expertly crafted video lectures delivered by leading industry professionals. Whether you are exploring a new area of law or reinforcing your existing expertise, the series of short videos (around 2-3 minutes each) empower you to learn at your own pace, revisiting concepts as needed. Each video segment is thoughtfully crafted to explain the practical applications and processes related to the specific Definition, Concept, Explanation, Section, or Article being covered.
Practical Assignments and Solutions: Solidify your knowledge with practical exercises that put theory into action. Wherever required, practical assignments are explained in detail through ‘Solutions’ Videos, wherein our experts walk you through each and every step for solving the practical legal problems.
Q&A for Knowledge Mastery: Test your understanding and gain clarity through Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) at the end of each Chapter. These MCQs test your comprehension and application of mind ensuring you have the right understanding of the course material.
Don't settle for generic knowledge! Specialisation is the key. Enroll today and become a master of business entity selection, taught by the industry's best!
- 1. 📕 Introduction
- 1.1 ▸ What are the key considerations for choosing a business entity?
- 2. 📕 Choosing an entity—One person company and sole proprietorship
- 2.1 ▸ One person company and sole proprietorship —Introduction
- 2.2 ▸ Advantages and disadvantages of forming an OPC
- 2.3 ▸ Advantages and disadvantages of forming a sole proprietorship
- 2.4 📚 Readings
- 2.5 ✒ Exercises
- ☆ Feedback
- 3. 📕 Choosing an entity—Section 8 company and a registered society
- 3.1 ▸ Introduction to section 8 company and registered society
- 3.2 ▸ Advantages and disadvantages of forming a registered society
- 3.3 ▸ Advantages and disadvantages of a section 8 company
- 3.4 📚 Readings
- 3.5 ✒ Exercises
- 4. 📕 Choosing an entity—Partnership Firm and LLP
- 4.1 ▸ Introduction to partnership firm and LLP
- 4.2 ▸ Advantages and disadvantages of forming a partnership firm
- 4.3 ▸ Advantages and disadvantages of forming an LLP
- 4.4 📚 Readings
- 4.5 ✒ Exercises
- 5. 📕 Choosing an entity—Public company versus private company
- 5.1 ▸ Comparative analysis between a private limited and a public limited company
- 5.3 📚 Readings
- 5.2 ✒ Exercises
- ✍️ Assignment: Choosing an entity
- ✍️ Assignment
- ✅ Solution: Choosing an entity
- ☆ Feedback
Instructors
Juhi Roy
Partner, Petkar Legal
Juhi Roy has previously worked as a Senior Associate in the General Corporate team of Argus Partners, Kolkata. She has also worked with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai; Network 18 Media and Investments Limited, Mumbai; Wadia Ghandy & Co., Mumbai; and SA Partners, Mumbai.
Presented by Pradyumna Anil Purohit
Instructor & Editor, EBC Learning
Pradyumna is a Course Author, Instructional Designer, and Innovator at EBC Learning. He is also the Chief Academic Consultant at Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University. He was formerly an Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Law School.
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